The Original Bed Co. teamed up with Sam Withers and Amy Brown, the Lead Interior Creatives from Love, to create a bedroom revamp checklist – focusing on everything from flooring to lights.
Based on the interior design experts’ tips, The Original Bed Co has created a handy visual showing what your bedroom can look like if following the experts’ advice.
The Tips:
Storytelling
The design of one’s bedroom should be the truest reflection of their personality. Your bedroom should be the story of your life, reflect how you feel and express your personality if you are to end with a design that you truly enjoy spending time in.
To tell your story, you should pick unique pieces to bring the space to life and make it yours.
Colour
Colour affects your mood. Think about how you want to feel rather than colour trends when picking your palette. People shy away from darker tones for fear they will make a room look small, but they also make space feel intimate and sophisticated both desirable bedroom qualities.
Light also affects how we perceive colour. A south-facing room usually has a warm light making colours appear yellower whereas a north-facing room has a cooler blue hue.
Walls
There are a fair few decisions to make for your walls. Wallpaper is quick and easy way to add complex pattern and colour. The downsides being that they are far more expensive than paint. Paint is usually the cheaper option overall and the range of colours available is immense.
Flooring
Beautiful flooring has the power to instantly transform any bedroom, there is nothing more comforting than hopping out of bed in the morning and sinking your feet into a cosy carpet.
Carpets are harder to keep clean, especially with young children and pets. In such instances, timber flooring is ideal and will add an unrivalled warmth to a space, with the added bonus of easy maintenance and upkeep.
Rugs
Feature rugs also look great on timber flooring and are perfect for placing under any open bed, this will offer the same comforting effect of a carpet.
You can use a rug to anchor the bed and tie in the rest of the room decor. If you can get around your bed from both sides look at a rug that surrounds the lower two thirds and runs underneath. Alternatively, use a smaller rug to the side or foot of the bed to even everything out if your bed is off centred.
Curtains and blinds
Curtains will instantaneously add to a feeling of cosiness in the bedroom. In order to create the illusion that your windows are wider than they actually are, you should consider extending the curtain rod past each side of the glass and above the top of the frame
Bed
Consider your bed as the focal point of your room. It’s the largest and most important item. Look at giving it pride of place positioning it along the largest solid wall and diagonally across from the door. This way the bed is in a commanding position with a view of the door whilst it’s not wholly visible from the outside looking in
Underbed storage
With the shortage of space, we all face these days, underbed storage is a must. There are many options to choose from when it comes to selecting well-proportioned storage, some of which are open completely from one side and will look seamless from the outside.
Wardrobes and dressing tables
Think about creating balance when arranging your room. This doesn’t mean that everything has to run off a central axis with your bed in the middle but positioning all your substantially sized furniture along one wall will really make things feel out of whack. Your dressing table can sit adjacent to or under a window to ensure you have all the natural light you need for getting ready.
Mirrors
Frameless mirrors can be easily incorporated into storage, this can give the room the illusion of extra space whilst also effectively hiding the furniture behind it.
Plants
Positioning plants is generally a compromise between their needs and yours. They need to be as happy in the room as you are. All plants require light just some more than others so if you really want that pot next to your window make sure you pick a leafy friend that likes to soak up the sun!
Lights
It works well to have multiple lights, think about the power of three, two bedside (lamp pendant or otherwise) and a floor.
Photos and Frames
Photos of friends, families and your travels make your bedroom feel more comforting. These can be scattered across the room on your bedside tables, dressing table and any other flat surfaces or you could hang them on your wall.
Candles
Candles are a way to instantly create an ambient effect to your bedroom and scented candles will provide a sense of calm and tranquillity. If you have a fireplace, floor-standing candles can be placed on a tiled hearth for a decorative effect
Linen and Throws
According to Harriet Aiken from welovelinen.com, you can change the feel of your bedroom by changing your linen to match the season and your mood. It is also often our recommendation when buying expensive pieces like beds to buy a neutral colour and then add layers of colour using linen and art to tailor your room to your personality.
Bed linen made from cotton has a cosy soft feel that will last and if you’re wishing you’d added a splash of pattern, add an on trend printed bed set. Floral patterns can be a light way to enhance a room, while bold coloured stripes can turn your bed into the room’s centrepiece.
